Improvement in screens for postal cards



L. CDNROY.

Screens for Postal Cards.

No 142 899. Pat ntedse temberm,1873- Way 7 OWOMOMOMOMA Q O O O O AV Q i20 O O i O O O O O A o O O O DDDDDB mlfzesaas w if UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

LOUGHLIN GONROY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SCREENS FOR POSTAL CARDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 142,899, datedSeptember 16, 1873; application filed June 25, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUGHLIN OoNRoY, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a Screen for Postal Cards, of which thefollowing is a specification:

This screen consists of a piece of paper cor responding in size andshape to a postal card, and provided at one end with a sh allow pocket,which receives one end of the postal card, and furnished at the oppositeend and at the middle portion of its sides with adhesive flaps, whichare fastened to the card to secure the screen in place on it. Thisscreen affords privacy to the writing on the postal card, while it stillprotects the interests of the Government, for, by exposing the edges ofthe card, the insertion of an extra piece of paper without being visibleis rendered impossible. It likewise insures the proper inscription ofthe address indicative of the ca-rds destination.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a front view of a postal cardhaving my screen applied, and Fig. 2 is a back view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

The postal card is distinguishable by its face. A is its screen, Whichconsists simply of a piece of paper corresponding in size and shape withthe card, and provided with a pocket and adhesive flaps to secure it inplace. The screen is perforated over the greater portion of its extentwith a series of lozenge-shaped openings, a a. At one end there is apocket, b, formed on it, and at the opposite end there is an adhesiveflap, c, which folds over the face of the card, and is there fastened.Likewise, on the middle of the sides of the screen are other flaps, f f,which also are folded over the face of the card and attached by theiradhesive coating. The edges of the screen between the pockets and flapsare doubled over and gulnmed to afford additional strength to the screenand insure it against being torn. These screens afford privacy to thewriting on the cards, while they exhibit enough of the cards to showthat no paper or other missive is inserted between them and the screens.The exposure of the edges of the cards also attains this result.Moreover, the perforations in the screen effectually prevent any writingbeing inscribed on its inside. Thus the interests of the Government areguarded.

I do not claim, broadly, the perforation of the front of an envelope, asI am aware that envelopes have been perforated in parts to enable thepost-mark stamp to make a partial impression on the letter and for otherpurposes; but

Vhat I claim as my invention is- The perforated screen A, covering theback of a postal card, and provided with a pocket, b, to receive one endof the card, and adhesive flaps c and ff, which are folded over itsedges and attached to its face, essentially as and for the purposeherein set forth.

L. OONROY.

Witnesses:

MICHAEL RYAN, FRED. HAYNES.

